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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18

An old resident ofCoIis,r.
seen some very queertIir -'l Wa
changes, says the san F,.,r,. 'l1
icts, got talking the otber '' y,
trip he made to Arilon, 1l'l
ago, just about the time If ' u
stone boom. ''4 Ia
1T was quite extraor5.
said. The country Was I'm
peradoes and bad gamblsr. q
we're very dangerous. too. =, W.
Tombstone at that time
mine was in Tombstone arl
he saw man WALKING on;.a
who was Il noted dcSper5do
derer-a man for whose hosd
ward was offered. He knew
of police and he went AMI , y,
about it. Inside of the d,y wy
notice that they gave him cn.
quit Tombstone, and he auittaj e
at Tucson there was law or5
those same desperadoe. vbo
about shooting in Tombstone ,r'.,,
down to Tucson and bpbgro ~
most guileless of citizens r
mainly on accocut of an old hi~
had there, a German. who fegr,J
of them and had his own em,.
way of serving out the law
knew if they got into scr,,
Tucson they were in for IT, and K
get no mercy. He had, perhar,
ways of carrying ont the law G
judge, but they were very os.
One day a notorious characio,
brought up for something. T6ors
the whipping-post there then
Old judge looked at him
II think | see you before mop
The culprit admitted that bs
been there on several occasion,
oval, | just sentence Won han.
lashes, You take twenty Of tbsn
morrow and then you vas rc.ea,s
your own recognizanccs, and wps
back in a week and take iba
twenty"
The fellow had his twesty h,bs,
he hasn't been seen in Tucson !,
Another little example of thems
way Of doing things was the c14
man brought up before him iorf
off a pistol in the street, or someb
They had taken $340 from himv
he was arrested.
''Ijoost fine YOU 5000 ,aidhaa,
why said the prisoner VII
francisco they would only 6nen
or $40.
You vas in Tucson, meIn fiji
5000"
The man was complaining bga
after he paid the iinc.
Don't kick" said another "A
were lucky. If he'd known yoa
$40 on you he'd have fined oaa
it.
Some fellow who was being I'll
moved for a change of venue
You wauta change OF ycnue2 va
for?' asked the Judge.
Because this court is prgi0j /
against me, and l won't get "A
trial.
you say this court is prcado
against YOU and you n'tge,aa|
trial? You want change oiym
mein friend? ] joost fine You $SNt
contempt Of court to begin va
Now, we'll proceed with trial.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
Practical Jokes.

The conversations had turned upon
the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of practical joking,
says the Arkausaw 1rdCcicr. when a
weil-known business man said: Don I
speak of practical joking don make
the rnercst reference to anything. OF
the kind for it makes me shudder.
You all know Beaslcy the commercial
traveller He is an exceedingly good
natured and prankish fellow, so much
given TO mild joking that on one occa-
sion, only few weeks ago, a party OF
us decided to play a Joke on him that
NJ would not be likely TO forget We
didn't know exactly how TO proceed,
and were tangled up in those perplcX-
ing intrcacies which come Of numer-
Gus suggestions, when a plan suddenly
presented itself. Beasley, having re-
manned in Chicago several days, de-
cided to 20 to St. Louis, where his wife
and little boy lived, stopping for a day
at Bloomington to attend to several
customers whom he had at that place.
My plans were laid as soon rs he made
known his intentions, bat pretended
that did not want him to go.
81 must, said he Il wrote to my
wife several days ago, telling her to
address me at Bloomington, and, be-
sides, have business there that must
be attended to at once.
That night we went to the railway
station with him, and when the train
had gone we hurried uptown and set
our plans in working order, which
Is.l,It.a1 admit ~ hotn
Beasley arrested in Bloomington and
brought back on the morning train.
How we chuckled when the officer
assured MS that the arrest should be
made, and how we gloated over the
fact that wc would at last get even
with our friend
"'lIe won't know what in the world
to think of it, said Sam Maylield. I'd
like to see his expression of couute-
nance when the officers nab him, and
hear his indignant protestations.'
"Hell howl like wounded ami
NAL, remarked Joe Summers.
"'And do considerable squcaling,
too, Ireplicd.
Early the next morning we hurried
to the station. Shortly after the train
rushed in, Mayfeld exclaimed;
They've got him, See, yonder they
come"
when the officers came up with the
prisoner we rushed forward and roared
with laughter explaining that it was
ull Joke. / should have mentioned
before that we had brought along a
man authorized to release Beasley.
Our friend, even after finding out that
it was all joke. did not smile, or in
the least seem TO bc relieved. Indeed,
his face was deathly pale, and bore
such traces of intense suffering that |
was deeply stricken with remorsc. He
sat down with a despairing drop and
covered his face with his hands.
Beasley, sad !, approaching him,
You must forgive u.s. old fellow. Re
member that you have played many a
Joke on us.
Not such an awful joke as this.
he replied just as the officers
arrested me the following telegram
from my wife was handed me.
"Ile gave me the telegram, and,
with feeling of horror creeping over
me, | turned to the boys and read as
follows;
"our little boy is dead Hurry home
No. continued the narrator, you
must never ask me to 90 into a prac-
teal joke.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
The Intensely Boston Girl.

The Boston girl Is Just a trifle differ
ent from anything in petticoats l have
seen elsewhere. She has none of the
style that so markedly distinguishes
her metropolitan sisters, and her talk
i'm society is entirely made up of the
flippant badinage which is Just now
the fashionable substitute for intelli-
gent conversation. For in this abode
of intellectual cultivation it is con
sidercd the thing to be clever and the
Young woman VINO is not so must, at
any rate. pretend to be The result is
vciy sad indeed. No sooner are YOU
introduced to a girl ut party than
She oycrwhclms YOU with a torrent Of
witty remarks. Not infrequently III
happens that in trying TO be clever
she j. exceedingly rude; for, under the
impression that iugenuousness is ever
attractive. she does NOT hesitate 10
indulge i'm personalities So frank rs to
be quite ilj-brcd. ST. LOUIS Glo6s-
Dcm0cyuL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
Got the Best OF the Doctor.

At 90 certain debating society al
English doctor recently urged that the
Irish were naturally q depaved and
di,huuc,. race. and i'm support Of his
position he addurrd his own eXpvr-
irusc. He remarked that he had at
Manchester 500 Irish patients oH his
books. ami ont of this number only
th.rN paid him his fees An lri-hmau
rose when the doctor sat down and
said: "Sor, there is never an effect
without cause, there is never q pine
uonlcnou. which does not admit OF am
explanation. .low, soy. can we eN-
plain the extraordinary phenomenon
to which the doctor has called our att
tention? He finds an explanation iu
the natural deprav.ty of he irish ma
turc. i, sor have another cyplma-
ton 10 offer, and it is this That the
thirty patients who paid whore the
only ones that recovered - London
Ira,h
One more whack nc railroad legisla-
ton and the CONDUCTOR will have e
pay his fave ike he passengers. ~ Sun
Francisco -iItu.
QDaprl III cafe II know you.
YouJre toater Aud you are 4 liar /"
And you appear Il know me, too. "
Paris ftgRro.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18

Near Anderson, W. Va
discovered the opening = q
which has been explored u. Is.
lit contains all the character
well-regulated cave sta
running water, stalactiie'
and large chambers. aiid
rival tie best-hnoWn N"
country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE is in Florida county composed en-.
tirely of islands.
AMERICAN oysters are now sold in London
at shilling (25 cents) dozen.
IT is estimated that there arc 1854 OLD
soldiers in the State of Kansas
A NEW Mammoth cave is said to have been
discovered near Eminence, KY
THE Government still owns 80, ,0OO, 900 acres
of unsurveyed land i'll Nevada.
THERE have been nine murders conlmltsc1
by women in the last five months.
PENNSYLVANIA has S,776 Sunday schools;
Ohio 6,75l, and New York only 1854.
THE lower Danube, which has hitherto beel,
without that fish, has been stocked with 500.
600 eels.
THE Corean Government Is adopting
western ideas, and has contracted for three
iron steamers.
The decrease of the national debt for the
fiscal year ending June is expected to be
about S100,0O000O.
A YOUNG lady killed bsslightning at Blue
Springs, Neb., recently, was sitting on a
spring lounge with her lover. The lover es-
capped uninjured.
Two colored women fought o duel with
razors over a sweetheart recently in Columbia,
South Carolina. Both received serious and
perhaps fatal wounds.
AN official return to the German authorities
shows that the consumption in 1886 reached
1916, ,526 in number, and prosecutions for EN-
igration without permission, 159022.
THE Minister Of Spain in Washington has
informed the Secretary of State that foreign
ers visiting Cuba who remain beyond one
month must provide themselves with pass
ports
THE Lee Memorial ASSOCIATION has erected
at Lexington, Va, mausoleum costing $780,
900, which contains the remains Of Robert E.
E. Lee and two female members of the fam
lily.
EIGHT pin manufactures in New England
produce annually 100000 packs of pins
Each pack contains 1880 pins, which makes
q total yearly production of 672O, 900, 900
pins These pins are usually put up in largo
cases, each case containing 672, 900 pins.
FREDERICK Book, of Cincinnati has very
intelligent black-and-tan terrier that has but
two legs, having been born with none in front
The other day she gave birth to three pups
one being perfect, one having three legs, and
the third, like the mother, having but two.
SCsIE Pennsylvania men have started 4
couple of skunk ranches, one at Little Cor
ners and the other at Miller's station. Good
skunkskins sell readily at a dollar apiece and
the idea is to keep the market well supplied
with the black and white pelts without break.
ing down the price
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24

his days against poverty and against abuse.
They traduced his name They ratified at the
door knob while he was dying, with duns for
debts he could not pay; yet the peace Of God
brooded over his pillow, and while the word
faded, heaven dawned, and the deepening
twilight of earths night was only the opening
twilight Of heavens morn. Not sigh. Not
a tear. Not a struggle. Hushl Stephen
asleepl
have not the faculty to tell the weather
can never tell by the setting sun whether
there viii be drought or not. l cannot tell
by the blowing of the wind whether it will
be fair weather or foul weather on the NOR
row. But l can prophesy, and l will
prophesy what weather it will be when
have it very rough now. 1t may he
this week one annoyance, the next another
annoyance. 1t may he this year one bereave-
ment, the next another bereavement Before
this year has passed you may have to beg for
bread or ask for a scuttle of coal, or pair Of
shoes; but spread your death couch amid the
leaves of the forest, or make it out of the
Straw of pauper's hut, the wolf in the jun
gle nowllng close by, or 1nexorabIe creditors
Jerking the pillow from under your dying
head-ChTist will come In and darkness
will go out. And though there may
be no hand to close your eyes,
and no breast ON which TO rest your dying
16dNl, anu HO W tllu Ju6 hlbuI, lut
odors of Gods hanging garden will regale
your soul, and at your bedside will halt the
chariots of the king No more rents to pay;
no more agony because flour has gone up; no
more struggle with the world, the flesh, and
the devil" but poace--long, deep, everlasting
peace Stephen asleep!
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep;
calm and undisturbed lepose,
Uninjured by the last Of foes
"Asleep IN Jesus, far from thee
Thy Kindred and their graves may bei
But there is still a blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake 10 weep.
You have seen enough for one morning, No
one can successfully examine more than five
pictures in day Therefore we stop, hav-
Ing seen this cluster of Divine Raphaels-
Stephen gazing into heaven; Stephen looking
at Christ; Stephen stoned; Stephen in his
dying prayer; Stephen asleep
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
DEsTlTUTloN AND VICE.

Distressine Case of DepravIty I'm Sharon
An Illegitimate Child Dies of Inan-
itiOn.
A distressing case of poverty has bee1
brought to light in South Sharon, Mass, in
family named Wilbur, which consists of
father, mother aud two children, both girls,
who are aged IA and ~, have run wild and
been dressed mos ly by charity. Something
over two months ago the eldest girl gave
birth to a female child last week they re.
ported that they found it dead in bed. This
fact aroused suspicious; medical examiner
was called and upon removing the clio h that
lay on the face Of the dead infant, the wan,
p,nched features AMI emaciated form showed
conciusively that death was the result Of
starvation. The fourteen-y year>old mother,
in short, ragged dress ami hair hanging
down her hack, stood by the table toying
with the lid Of the empty coffin, apparently
unconcerned. The town paid burial ex>
penses and the medical examiner gave o
certificate of death from inanition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
MAXWELL MUST HANG.

The Missouri Supreme Court Refuses 90
Reverse the Decision.
Maxwell al as Brooks III, murderer of
Preller is to be hanged. The supreme court
refuses 10 reverse the decision of the court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
JOYS Of Pisciculture.

A farmer in the western part of this
county built dam across a creek flow
ing through his land, and made lake of
piece of low ground. One day last fall,
while skirting this lake, he came across
man who was seated on log, with
three fish lines out, and he hailed him
with:
"Hello, stranger, what are you doingn
"Fishing," was the brusque reply.
"What for2"
"For fish,"
"Get any bitesl"
"Not a one."
"Do you know that this lake belongs
TO me2"
eyes"
"And did anybody tell you that went
TO Detroit and bought twenty-forr bull
heads, and that all but one died on the
way up here2"
"Yes.n
"Then you know that there is only one
solitary fish in this pond2"
II do, mister, and I'm going to have
him before night if the pond doesn't
freeze over and cyclones keep away. De
tr0it Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24

The London police have warned dealers
in explosives not to sell dynamite to suspi-
cious persons.
The British government has offered 2l0O
reward for tn, illegal manufacture OF dyna-
mite
Over 100 pilgrims were drowned while
crossing the Danube near Paks.
Gen. Fcrron minister Of war, projects an
increase Of the French army.
Minister Phelps invited to Buckingham
Palace to deliver President CleveIand's con-
graiu!ation3 to Queen Victoria.
The baggage of the passengers on
American steamers is examined ninutely
hy the customs officers in the presence or
detectives and uniformed policemen, the
object being to prevent any explosive ma
terial from being landed.
Peter Troy, the passenger on the steamer
Adriatic who was arrested at Queenstown
on suspicion Of bringing explosives from
New York, but who claims that the contents
of the box taken from him are toy rockies
is still confined in prison. Experts decline
to certify that the explosives are not danger
GUS
The foods in Hungary are suasiding. The
towns of Mako and Vasarhely are now out
of danger. There is great distress among
the inhabitants of the inundated reg, ,ons.
Fifteen hundred farmers are totally ruined,
and the entire damage Is estimated at So
100000.
Several A'satians have been sentenced for
treason at Leipsc.
The lord mayor Of London gave banquet
to 200 representatives Of literature, science
and art.
1T is reported that the Pope has expressed
desire for the re-establshment of Official
relations with England.
A riot, growing out of the jubilee celebra'
tion, occurred at Liverpool on the Goth inst,
between Orangemen and Socialists No se-
lious ca sualties resulted from the affair.
The Paris newspapers express indignation
over the sentences decreed at Leipsic agains
the Alsatian members.
A collision occurred at Berlin between two
trains on the railroad at Potsdan. A car at
tachel to one of the trains caught fire and wa
consumed. The bodies Of two persons whc
were killed by the accident have been taker
from the wreck. Several other persons were
injured.
A mob set fire to the Jewish quarter OF the
town of Suna>Sgerdahely, Hungary. TIL
quarter was almost entirely destroyed, an.
125 families were nude homeless
The Spanish Senate has vo ed the sum O.
| So, ,030 toward the erection Of statue tt
the late King Alfonso in front of the palace
the public to contribute the balance of thu
sum necessary to carry out the idea
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
MRS. LlNCoLN's RASH ACT.
She Threw Herself Into the Water OIL
Lynn Beach.-Marltal Troubles ut the

Bottom
AS three young m"n were walking alons
Lynn beach they discovered the body of
woman in the water. One of them rushed
into the water and dragged the woman ashore.
In the course of half an hour consciousness
partially returned. The woman was removed
to the hospital and was soon in fair way Of
recovery. Upon further investigation she
proved to b. Mrs, Margaret Helen Lincoln,
wife of Alphonso Lincoln of Lynn, who is a
carpenter by trade. lie said that he WAS not
aware that anything had happened to
his wife until he was so notified by police
officer. 1t is alleged that oil lato tho women
has been drinking, and when under the in
fuence of liquor bec'mes insane. He showed
q large bsulse on his nose, which, he sail, she
caused by her striking him. He further said:
"She has tried to take her life before this, with
tho aid of poison, and her father committed
suicide about 10 years uso by cutting his
throat" She is now fully recovered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
FOREIGN.

The Canadian cabinet has agretd to ask an
appropriation of $780,, 900, to assist the 75o,~
600 French Canadians now resident in the
United States in returning to Canada. This
is said to be concession to the desire of the
French population TO maintain their own
with the English speaking population. The
latter are numerically in the majority, but
the influence of the French is indicated by
the fact that Sir Hector Langsvn is to sue
cesd Premier Macdonald
o. Brien was enthusiastically received at
Cork, Ireland, and given the freedom OF the
city. He said his greatest danger lay not so
much from enemies as from impetuoui
friends.
The inhabitants of KerlSi refuse to supply
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24

There are 232 people in Germany, according
TO the last census, who are 100 years Of aKa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
AN lNHUMAN ACT.
False Modesty Prevents the Rescue Of
Exhausted Swimmers.

A despatch from St Joseph, Mo-, says: Two
men rowed out TO tho middle of Lake Contra
ry Ond went in swimming. Their boat driftod
away and tho swimmers became exhausted.
Two men with two women in their boat pass
ed them, and to them they appealed for MD,
but through a false modesty. the boatmen
rowed of, leaving them to drown. Later in the
evening the bodies were discovered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
A BOON FOR WORCESTER.

Stephen salisbury TO Present the City
with an IS-Acre Park.
Mr.. Stephen Salisbury has presented
IS acres of land to Worcester, Mass, for o
public park. He stipulates that it shall be
called Institute Park and that plot inside,
go feet by $50, shall be granted to the
Polytechnic Institute, or Technical school,
on which to erect educational buildings at
the end of 20 years The ground is within, o
mile of the City H I'll, to the northward.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-06-24
A Fourth of July Demand.

SMART Boy (whose father is a printer
--"Say, paw, if you want to make for
tune, get up boys calendar, with sew
enteen Fourth of Julys every year. And
make one this week while you're about
IL, please. y chicago Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-14
Life in shc Paris Sewers

is possible, fol short time 10 The robust, but
the majority ofreiusd perscus would pro-
fer immediate death 10 existence in their
reeking atmosphere How much more re-
voting to lie 10 ona'a sclf lUing se,Uer
But this is actually The case viii; those in
whom the inactivity Of ,ha liver drives :he
the lungs, breath, the pores, kidneys and
bladder. It is astonishing that life remains
in such dwelling Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" restores normal purity
to the system and rensws the whole being.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-14
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.

NToTICE-Thc undersigned, purchaser Of tho
IN corporate property and franchises Of the
ALEXANDRIA AND WAsHIE TON RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, as evidenced By deed from
II. F. Pleasauts, master and special com missioner;
dated November 5th, 1857, having in said deed
set forth as the name OF the corporation created
by virtue CT such purchase and conveyance rs
Tho Alexandria ard Washi;ston Halfway Com.
pany." and having created capital sock in and
having declared the stockholders Of. said The
Alexandria and Washington lisilway Company 20
be himself and assigss, the undersigned now gives
notice that the first meeting o; tie stcethoidefs
of said The Alexandria and Washington. Ri say
Company will be hcld on the 23d DAY o. ND
VEMBER, 1887, ct twelve o'ciock 1ooJ, at the
genera! Offices of the company, ST Aie2endria,
Virginia for the purpose Of clecting the President
and Directors of the said Tho sexandria and
Washington Railway Company. Ihn stockholders
cntitlci 80 vote at said raeetiug will he the un-
dersianed ard his lawful assigns.
FRANCIS J.. SHIT.
Purchaser of the works, property, rights, privi-
eges and franchises of The A!ezandria and
Washington Railroad Company. novS I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-14
AUCTION SALES.
BY R. T. Lucas, Auctioneer.

H. l. l-uCtSi [AuCblOICGT
DY VIRTUE OF DECREE of the Corporation
ID Court Of the city of Alexandria. rendered on
the Goth day of October, 1887, in the chancery
cause Of John Fletcher VS.. ]. E. Piper, the under
signed, commissioners therein named, will on
SATURDAY, the 10th day Of December 1887, at
10 o'clock m, at the Royal street entrance to the
Market building, expose for sale at pubicauction,
tho following property. TO wit:
Tho 0NE-HALF UNDIVIDED INTEREST
of James E. Piper ia 4 LOT OF GROUND
and FRA3iE TENEMENT situated thereon, on
tic east side Of Pitt street and south side of 0ro
noco street at their intersection binding on cro.
noco street GO 512 feet and extending south with
that width half the square.
Terms of Sale: One fourth cash; the residue in
three equal instalments at six, twelve and eight.
cen months from the day of sale; he deferred
payments TO be secured by the purchasers bonds,
with good personal security, and bearing interest
from date OF SAFE Title to be retained until the
full! purchase money has been paid.
ALBERT STUART,
JOHN III. JOHNSON,
S.abiL. G. BRENT.
certify that tho bend required in the above
cause las been given.
novG is JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.